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Eliakim
25 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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- 2 Kings 18:18Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Hilkiah, deputy of Hezekiah
And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
- 2 Kings 23:34Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Original name of Jehoiakim, king of Judah
And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
- Isaiah 36:3Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Hilkiah, deputy of Hezekiah
Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph’s son, the recorder.
- Matthew 1:13Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. Son of Abiud
And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
- Luke 3:30Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Melea
Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
- 2 Kings 18:37Easton · Smith · ISBE
Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.
- 2 Kings 19:2Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Hilkiah, deputy of Hezekiah
And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
- 2 Chronicles 36:4Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Original name of Jehoiakim, king of Judah
And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
- Nehemiah 12:41Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. A priest
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
- Isaiah 22:20Easton · Smith · ISBE
¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
- Isaiah 37:2Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Hilkiah, deputy of Hezekiah
And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
- 2 Kings 18:26Smith · ISBE
Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
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- Isaiah 22:21 Smith · ISBE
- Isaiah 36:11 ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Hilkiah, deputy of Hezekiah
- Isaiah 36:22 ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Hilkiah, deputy of Hezekiah
- 1 Kings 4:6 ISBE
- 1 Kings 16:9 ISBE
- 1 Kings 18:3 ISBE
- 2 Kings 10:5 ISBE
- 2 Kings 15:5 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 3:21 Nave 4. Son of Abiud — Probably same as SHECHANIAH
- Isaiah 22:15–25 Easton
- Isaiah 22:15 ISBE
- Isaiah 22:22 ISBE
- Luke 3:31 Smith
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 10 references
Whom God will raise up. (1.) The son of Melea (Luke 3:30), and probably grandson of Nathan.
(2.) The son of Abiud, of the posterity of Zerubbabel (Matt. 1:13).
(3.) The son of Hilkiah, who was sent to receive the message of the invading Assyrians and report it to Isaiah (2 Kings 18:18; 19:2; Isa. 36:3; 37:2). In his office as governor of the palace of Hezekiah he succeeded Shebna (Isa. 22:15-25). He was a good man (Isa. 22:20; 2 Kings 18:37), and had a splendid and honourable career.
(4.) The original name of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (2 Kings 23:34). He was the son of Josiah.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 12 references
- Son of Hilkiah, master of Hezekiah’s household ("over the house," as) (Isaiah 36:3) (2 Kings 18:18,26,37) (B.C. 713.) Eliakim was a good man, as appears by the title emphatically applied to him by God, "my servant Eliakim," (Isaiah 22:20) and also in the discharge of the duties of his high station, in which he acted as a "father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah." (Isaiah 22:21)
- The original name of Jehoiakim king of Judah. (2 Kings 23:34; 2 Chronicles 36:4)
- A priest in the days of Nehemiah, who assisted at the dedication of the new wall of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 12:41) (B.C. 446.)
- Eldest son of Abiud or Judah; brother of Joseph, and father of Azor. (Matthew 1:13)
- son of Melea, and father of Jonan. (Luke 3:30,31)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 24 references
e-li'-a-kim ('elyaqim; Eliakeim, "God sets up"):
(1) The son of Hilkiah who succeeded Shebna as gorvernor of the palace and "grand vizier" under Hezekiah (Isa 22:20). The functions of his office are seen from the oracle of Isaiah in which Shebna is deposed and Eliakim set in his place (Isa 22:15 ff). He is the "treasurer" (the Revised Version, margin "steward"), and is "over the house" (Isa 22:15).
At his installation he is clothed with a robe and girdle, the insignia of his office, and, having the government committed into his hand, is the "father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah" (Isa 22:21). The key of the house of David is laid on his shoulder, and he alone has power to open and shut, this being symbolic of his absolute authority as the king's representative (Isa 22:22).
One of Solomon's officials is the first mentioned as occupying this position (1Ki 4:6), and this office was continued in both the Northern and Southern Kingdom (1Ki 16:9; 18:3; 2Ki 10:5; 15:5). Its importance is seen from the fact that after Azariah was smitten with leprosy, Jotham his heir "was over the household, judging the people of the land" (2Ki 15:5).
When Sennacherib sent an army against Jerusalem in 701, Eliskim was one of these Jewish princes who held on behalf of Hezekiah a parley with the Assyrian officers (2Ki 18:18,26,37; Isa 36:3,11,22). As a result of the invader's threats, he was sent by Hezekiah in sackcloth to Isaiah, entreating his prayers to Yahweh on behalf of Jerusalem (2Ki 19:2; Isa 37:2).
(2) The original name of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, whom Pharaoh-necoh made king of Judah (2Ki 23:34; 2Ch 36:4).
(3) A priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, rebuilt after his return from Babylon (Ne 12:41).
(4) A grandson of Zerubbabel and ancestor of Jesus (Mt 1:13).
(5) An ancestor of Jesus (Lu 3:30).
S. F. Hunter
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 12 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.